THE 



WILTSHIRE MAGAZINE, 



MULTORUM MANIBUS GRANDE LEVATTJR ONUS." Ovid. 



THE NINTH GENERAL MEETING 



OF THE 



Wlttifyitz archaeological anti Natural Sfetors Soctetg, 



HELD AT MALMESBTTRY, 



Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 5th, 6th, and 7th, August , 



1862. 



PRESIDENT OP THE MEETING, 



(In the absence of the Rt. Hon. T. H. S. Sotheron Estcourt, M.P.) 

 Edward Dugdale Bucknall Estcourt, Esq. 



j|HE Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society was held at 

 Malmesbury. The proceedings commenced on Tuesday, 

 the 5th of August, at the Town-Hall, at one o'clock. There was 

 a very large attendance, including many ladies. 



Mr. Edward Estcourt, on taking the chair, said that some few 

 words of apology, or at least of explanation, would be required 

 from him, His brother's illness having prevented him from being 

 present and presiding, the Committee of Management looked about 

 for a substitute, and he supposed they thought one bearing his 

 name might represent him. Accordingly, they had invited him 

 to occupy the chair. He felt himself unqualified for that duty, as 

 he knew very little of the subjects they had to consider, but at the 

 same time, if he could be of any use, he had always been brought 

 up to do what he could for the general advantage, and he was the 

 more encouraged by being told that his duties would be very slight, 

 the principal part of the Chairman's duty being to sit in the chair, 

 and say little. Accordingly, he was there to fulfil those duties as 

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